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How to sign: be in charge of, act on, or dispose of
"I can deal with this crew of workers"; "This blender can't handle nuts"; "She managed her parents' affairs after they got too old";
Similiar / Same: handle, care, deal
Within this category: administer, come to grips, conduct, coordinate, direct, dispose of, juggle, mismanage, organize, process, take care, touch, work
How to sign: come to terms or deal successfully with
"We got by on just a gallon of gas"; "They made do on half a loaf of bread every day";
Similiar / Same: deal with, deal with, cope, get by, make do, grapple, deal, make out, contend
Within this category: fend, hack, improvise, meet, scrape along
How to sign: be successful; achieve a goal
"She succeeded in persuading us all"; "I managed to carry the box upstairs"; "She pulled it off, even though we never thought her capable of it"; "The pianist negociated the difficult runs";
Similiar / Same: negociate, bring off, carry off, pull off
Categories: bring home the bacon, come through, deliver the goods, succeed, win
How to sign: achieve something by means of trickery or devious methods
Similiar / Same: wangle, finagle
Categories: accomplish, achieve, attain, reach
